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Patch Wants to Find the Best Unsigned Performers in Santa Cruz County
You can post videos here and have them evaluated by music critics, concert bookers, radio personalities and readers.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
- Santa Cruz, CA
brad.kava@patch.com
408-656-1519
I've loved journalism and Santa Cruz for as long as I can remember. A New York native schooled in Berkeley, my first stop on the West Coast was the smaller city on the bay–the Monterey Bay–and it was love at first sight.
I learned about what it means to cover a community here and to be part of a running dialogue doing a news talk radio show. My perfect life would be sitting on Pacific Avenue and talking to every person who walks by and discovering their story. And, that's my job, basically. What could be better?
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UCSC Students Begin Day-Long Protest
About 40 students surrounded the Hahn Student Services building at 5:30 a.m. and more are planned to join protests later.
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Rash of Catalytic Converter Thefts Strikes Santa Cruz Saturday Night
The devices that prevent the release of toxic engine emissions are a popular target for thieves because they contain expensive metals and are easily accessible.
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Sunday Sunset from Twin Lakes
Tonight's sunset brought to you by Patch reader Stephanie Luck.
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Review: The Mermen Surfed into Space at Moe's Alley Saturday
The instrumental trio sang not a word, but conveyed oceans of feeling over a three-hour-show.
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Viewfinder: Sunset and Moon Rise Saturday Night at Seacliff Beach
Who needs to leave town when we live in vacation land?
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Where in Santa Cruz is This?
A special holiday weekend edition...more places in Santa Cruz you should know, if you don't already.
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Viewfinder: Volunteers Make the Santa Cruz Civic Feel Like Home on Thanksgiving
People were happy and the food was great for hundreds who stopped in for Thanksgiving.
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GET OUT: The Family's Gone and It's Time to Shop Till You Rock
Go green on Black Friday or Take to the Seas with the Mermen
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Where in Santa Cruz is This?
You can find something amazing down every alley in this town. Creativity abounds.
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SCPD Predictive Policing Picked as one of TIme Magazine's Top 50 Inventions
The Santa Cruz Police Department's new way to spot crime before it happens is featured in this week's issue of the national magazine.
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Black and Blues Friday
The Santa Cruz Blues Festival starts its annual holiday ticket markdown two days before Black Friday.
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Santa Cruz's Chris Rene Mashes Up His Original Song and the Beatles
Check the video and let us know what you think...is he the next James Durbin?
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After Hot Debate, Santa Cruz Plan to Make Ocean Water Drinkable Moves Forward
The Santa Cruz City Council voted to spend almost half a million dollars to pursue an Environmental Impact Report on a rare desalination project that would take salt out of ocean water and make it drinkable.
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Santa Cruz has a new Mayor and Vice Mayor: Don Lane and Hilary Bryant
The two new high officials will be sworn in Dec. 13.
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City Will Decide Today Whether to Spend $600,000 Researching Desal Plant
The money will go toward environmental review for what could be a $100 million project to bring more water into the area during droughts. City also looks at more free holiday parking and will appoint a new mayor.
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Assemblyman Bill Monning Asks UC to Change Policies on Violence Against Peaceful Protestors
The Democrat from Carmel, who represents Santa Cruz, posted this as his Facebook status in response to violent actions against students at UC Berkeley and Davis. The pepper spraying of students sitting peaceably at Davis Saturday has shocked the world.
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Hundreds Occupy Streetlight Records to Meet James Durbin
The Santa Cruz native signed copies of his debut album 'Memories of a Beautiful Disaster' for people of all ages who lined up starting at 7 a.m.
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Occupiers say 'Sentinel' Report on Human Feces is Full of It
In an aside in a Sentinel report on complaints about the Occupy Camp in San Lorenzo Park, the newspaper includes a report about feces found outside the Veterans Hall, blocks away.
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Sheriff's Office Lists Complaints Against Occupy Santa Cruz
Sheriff Phil Wowak is building a case against the Occupy movement, which has taken over the side of the courthouse and San Lorenzo Park.
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